Famous North Carolina Author Died in Salisbury, March 24, 1920

From the Hickory Daily Record, Wednesday evening, March 24, 1920. To see photos and to read more about this North Carolina writer, go to NCpedia online at https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/tiernan-frances. NCpedia and the Hickory Record spelled her last name Tiernan; Notre Dame University spelled it Tieran.

Salisbury Author Died This Morning

By the Associated Press

Salisbury, N.C., March 24—Mrs. Frances Fisher Tiernan (Christian Reid) died at her home here early today from double pneumonia. While Mrs. Tiernan had been ill since Saturday, her condition was not considered serious and her death was unexpected.

Mrs. Tiernan, who was the daughter of the late Charles Fisher, a Confederate veteran killed in the early part of the war, was born in 1846 in Salisbury. Mrs. Tiernan was reared a Protestant but later in life became a Catholic and had the Laetare medal conferred on her by Notre Dame University in 1909. Among the achievements of Mrs. Tiernan was the naming of the “Land of the Sky.” She was a prolific writer, having published over 40 volumes, the first appearing in 1870.

Frances Tieran (Christian Reid) received the Laetare Medal from Notre Dame University in 1909. https://laetare.nd.edu/recipients/#info1909